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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
3
A Kansas City carnival is unlikely this year as organizers plead for subscriptions to cover costs. Despite promising features and plans arranged by the crew, lack of funds threatens cancellations and the event may not proceed without community support and pledged backers.
The notice mentions the Rock Island Flyer as a top train for Kansas City traffic. It cites a traveler Josyes Zoseka with a 77/20 score and references arrivals in Kareas City and Topeka, though many details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Correspondent reports American troops encamped near Santiago after weeks of siege. News from Gen Wheeler’s HQ and Col John Jacob Astor cites calm demonstrations to spare Spanish troops. Soldiers endure hunger and hardship, weather and mud, and limited access to Caney. Cuban civilians face starvation as Red Cross aids the wounded. US troops express mixed views on Cuban allies and fear future trust issues.
The narrative recalls Dave Santa and Rhodes at rough place while recounting early life in Caldwell. It mentions Corporal Juan D. Raedus of Troop D Rough Riders and a dispatch to the secretary of war. The piece weaves local names Abe Rhodes Talbot Myagher and a historic Caldwell mayoral killing into a fragmented reminiscence with Oklahoma ties.
A Kansas boy from Oklahoma earned praise after defying orders to rejoin his unit at the front. He joined his command despite heavy shellfire and even after a hospital escape he returned to duty. General Roosevelt noted his bravery in an official report to the War Department.
A British court of inquiry exonerates Captain Henderson and Cromartyshire officers in the La Bourgogne disaster. The report details the collision with the Billing Veweel, noting damage to the Cromartyshire and the swift, unhelpful actions of both vessels. It emphasizes proper whistle use and adherence to collision regulations, with questions raised about the sailing ship’s speed and duty to avoid.
A list-like excerpt outlines numerous effects of constipation including loss of appetite, sour stomach, dizziness, backache, headache, sleeplessness, irritability, and fatigue. It mentions symptoms across digestive, nervous, and general health domains. No clear events or dates are provided.
After years of obstinate constipation I feared bowel blockage. I tried various remedies until starting Ayer's Pills. Within weeks my bowels regained natural action and health improved. Dr. Wm H Dalancett of Dorset endorses the remedy.
Capt Henderson and Cromarty shire officers are exonerated from blame in a collision involving La Rotreogne. Captain Smith notes the mail steamship from New York was not aligned with the North Atlantic lanes and urges clearer rules for following steamship routes between New York and European ports.
London reveals the Hooley bankruptcy probe details his failure blamed on a partner and costly newspaper "press calls" and introductions. Testimony shows massive losses from Dunlop Tire sales, with payments to peers and editors, and swindled profits slashed from 1.71 million to under 200,000.
Madrid reports show broad welcome for peace with indemnity, U S retain a coaling station in the Philippines. A few papers resist US concessions. The king's image elicits sympathy from the court and Premier Sagasta says the king will likely join the court to La Granja. A London dispatch notes a possible armistice request by Duke Almodovar de Rio, unclear if tied to counter invasions or Vatican and power advice.
Mitton Davis, hurt in a mangled warring with a tract laylog pang near Larnil os the Sacta Vo yesterday, fell from a handcar and was run over by wheels. His arms and legs were torn, clothing caught, he was pulled under the car and dragged. He was taken to Santa Fe hospital last night with serious injuries but is expected to recover.
Providence reports the Brown University presidential race narrowed to five candidates: Professor Benjamin Wheeler of Cornell, Rev. W H P Faunce D D of New York, Rev. Thomas D Anderson Brown secretary, Rev. Henaiah Whitman of Columbia, and Dean Warland of Yale Law School. Weather notes show a dry, warm week with scattered showers in parts of the state and rainfall up to five inches in Johnson and adjacent areas.
Captain Charles J. Russell argues Dewey may have used smokeless powder at Manila, shipped from a western factory months before the engagement. He tests grains resembling macaroni that burn slowly with little odor, contrasting with saffron colored, uniform grains used by U S regulars. Russell notes smokeless powder offers no smoke and slower burn, suitable for modern artillery.
New York reports Joseph Leiter spent days consulting creditors in New York before returning to Chicago. He is said to pursue a consolidation of Chicago street railways, backed by his father and a patched feud with Yerkes. A major condition is securing 7,000 shares of City Railway stock. Lehrke & Co have filed a friendly suit seeking about 1,000,000 dollars in claims, expected to be settled.
New York July 2. John McKane emerged from Sing Sing with riches. Five Brooklyn city lots sold for 110000, including land at Sheepshead Bay long thought the czar of Coney Island's property. Officials note his long defiance of election laws preceded his wealth.
In a rugged funeral, two thousand soldiers lined the hillside to honor nine fallen. A sergeant steadies a pine cross as the mood shifts from mourning to alarm when a mule slips on a steep trail. The faux danger dissolves into laughter, and the unit continues toward Santiago.
Milwaukee July 08 Clark Hunsberger of Chicago, son of Rev. W. A. Hunsberger, outwitted his father in a marriage scheme. The article reports a dramatic ruse by the son to arrange a marriage under the patriarch’s nose, testing social expectations and family authority in a small city context.
Berger known as the marrying parson of Grand Avenue church secretly wed Miss Elia D. Parrott at Sherman Street church with Rev. O P Christian officiating. The bride, long-time Fond du Lac avenue resident, wed without her parents present while Rev. Hunsberger learned of the ceremony days later. The bride’s parents were aware but absent.
New York gossip says Dalay Post will marry Bradley Martin Jr in the fall. Miss Post is daughter of Mrs. William Post and niece of Mrs. Fred eric W. Vanderbilt, a Newport society belle who appeared at Consuelo Vanderbilt’s wedding events in 1836.
In Asbury Park New Jersey during July, the so called founder Bradley renews his annual campaign against youths in bathing suits who stroll cottages to the plank promenade and beach. He notes no statute bans parading in swimwear but expects the senator to push an ordinance.
Hartford City int July 2 evening Dan Skinner in a state of intoxication made a wager he could board a Westbound Panhandle fast freight. He attempted the stunt and was crushed as twenty two cars passed over him and another man, one limb crushed below the knee and the other above it.
Society figure Mrs Jack Wilmerding, grandniece of Commodore Vanderbilt, undergoes habeas corpus in White Plains to determine her sanity. She has been confined at Bloomingdale Asylum for six months, with counsel claiming she is sane and detained against her will.
Captain Allyn Capron, a Roosevelt Rough Rider who fell at Siboney on July 1, was mourned in Washington with a service at St. Pauls Episcopal Church. The body arrived on the Hudson and was interred at Arlington, escorted by 160 men of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania. Capron's mother and widow attended.
Fargo North Dakota July 28 fusion committee of Populists and Democrats met to nominate state ticket for Held Congress with H. M. Creel developer at Devil's Lake as governor M Holmes Grand Lieutenant Governor Dy Bentley Bismarck C J Fisk Grand Greenke Theresa Bolton Walsh Auditor Charles B Bade Ryeland Secretary of State Samuel Torgerson Traill Insurance Commissioner W M Campbell Barnes Superintendent of Public Instruction C C Schmidt Jamestown Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor Alfred Whipple Lisbers Attorney General S G Bartlett Casserton Railroad Commissioners Harvey Newenner Stutsman Nels H Bjormatadt Dickey Robert Fleming Cavalier Lester's Wet.
The Star Tale notes a local grocery with fresh meats Queensware and tinware located on East Sixth Mountain area.
An advertisement promises a 25 percent monthly savings on groceries if customers place orders with the store. It calls out low prices on items including Finest Cauti Pain crackers and Best Yoda Crackers, noting broad price cuts across the store.
A brief travel notice touts the Omaha Exposition with reduced excursion fares via the Burlington Route from St. Louis to Omaha. It promises cheap, quick access to the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys with through tickets and permissive stop-overs, signed by General Manager Howard Blout of the Burlington Route in St. Louis, Mo.
The Scenic Line of the World offers two distinct routes through the Rocky Mountains for tourists in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. Double daily through service from Denver to San Francisco includes Pullman sleepers and tourist cars. Also linked to Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington routes. Descriptive pamphlets available from S. K Blooper in Denver.
An old time ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing non stimulant beverage for children and adults, claiming it substitutes coffee without injurious effects and aids digestion and nerves. The copy mentions low return fares to Saratoga in late July with railroad agent guidance.
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